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NHRA FMDRS: Rain ends Saturday's competition at Englishtown

13 August 2000

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. – While dodging intermittent rain showers throughout most of the day, the rain came to stay at 4:15 p.m. ending today’s qualifying/elimination rounds for the nearly 600 racers at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Those categories able to complete qualifications were Super Stock and Stock while Comp Eliminators final qualifying pass was interrupted by rain. Federal-Mogul Dragster and Funny Car have not completed a single qualifying pass this weekend, meanwhile, the first round of eliminations have been completed in Super Comp and Stock. Gates to Old Bridge Township Raceway Park open at 8 a.m. with qualifications/eliminations scheduled to resume at 10 a.m.

The following are Saturday’s final qualifying results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park: 

SUPER STOCK
    1.. Joe Scott, Sanbury, Pa., ’00 S-10 GT/TD, 10.605 seconds, 
    (1.145 seconds under Index)
    2.. Russell Linke, Surf City, N.J., ’73 Corvette SS/JA, 10.272,(-1.028)
    3.. Arnie Martel, Tewksbury, Mass., ’98 Achieva SS/BM, 8.676,(-1.024)
    4.. Ray Scardelli, Manalapan, N.J., ’97 Probe GT/H, 10.132,(-1.018)
    5.. Peter Biondo, Clarksburg, N.J., ’99 Firebird GT/FA, 10.154,(-0.968)
    6.. Michael Volkman, Pittsburgh, Pa., ’00 Sebring GT/IA, 10.554,(-0.946)
    7.. Dennis Steward, Dover, Pa., ’91 Daytona GT/EA, 10.013,(-0.937)
    8.. George Vignogna, North Salem, N.Y., ’97 Sebring SS/AS, 8.964,(-0.936)
    9.. Brian McCormick, Montoursville, Pa., ’00 S-10 GT/TC, 10.525,(-0.925)
    10.. Jeff Taylor, Lumberton, N.C., ’98 Grand Am SS/CM, 8.986,(-0.914)
STOCK ELIMINATOR
1. Dennis Chapman, Toms River, N.J., ’88 Shelby AF/SA, 12.859 seconds, 
(1.191 seconds under index)
2. Bob Horgan, Tyngsborough, Mass., ’85 Camaro J/SA, 11.604,(-1.146)
3. Cecil Frazier, Canton, Mass., ’91 Camaro D/SA, 12.322,(-1.128)
4. Bud Rowe, Bridgetown, N.C., ’85 Camaro M/SA, 12.037,(-1.113)
5. Jim Reid Jr., Hanson, Mass., ’85 Camaro K/SA, 11.847,(-1.103)
6. Don Quinn, Howell, N.J., ’78 Nova J/SA, 11.664,(-1.086)
7. Paul Reich, Bel Air, Md., ’67 Camaro F/SA, 11.071,(-1.079)
8. Ray Valpreda, Lawrenceville, N.J., ’98 Dakota FT/SA, 12.680,(-1.070)
9. Marty Bernard, Brewerton, N.Y., ’66 Caprice Q/S, 12.884,(-1.066)
10. Doug Chervanik, Sanbury, Pa., ’81 Camaro O/SA, 12.389,(-1.061)